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November 24, 2014: The World's First Haitian Cardinal Visits Miami's Little Haiti

Today on WLRN-Miami Herald News, you heard:

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6:30 PM -- Florida Department of Children and Families officials report that they didn't know one of their investigators had left a previous job due questionable behavior.

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5:32 PM - The student who was critically wounded in the shooting at Florida State University is apparently paralyzed from the waist down. This information is coming from the student's sister. She also says Farhan "Ronny" Ahmed is still determined to realize his dream of becoming a biomedical engineer.

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5:04 PM -- The information continues to evolve regarding today's resignation of the state's head of the Department of Corrections. Mike Crews' last day is November 30th. He'll be replaced by interim Secretary Tim Cannon.

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4:44 PM -- This upcoming spring, state students will take a brand new test tied to the new math, reading and writing standards. WLRN's StateImpact Florida reporter John O'Connor took your questions about the new exam from our Public Insight Network.

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4:32 PM - Another enormous shakeup in the state department of corrections. Florida Corrections Secretary Mike Crews has resigned. Gina Jordan reports from Tallahassee that it comes amid allegations of retaliation and abuse.

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4:04 PM - Another enormous shakeup in the state department of corrections. Florida Corrections Secretary Mike Crews has resigned. Gina Jordan reports from Tallahassee that it comes amid allegations of retaliation and abuse.

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1:04 PM -- There's one city planner who wants the state Department of Transportation to think narrower when it comes street design. And when he says narrower, he means lanes. AS Marva Hinton reports, this planner believes wider lanes can actually kill people.
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11:04 prominent city planner wants the Florida Department of Transportation to think narrower when it comes to high-volume street design. He says wider lanes lead to fewer pedestrian fatalities.

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10:04 In many secondary schools nationwide, classes in vehicle maintenance are falling prey to the same kind of budget cuts eliminating art, music and phys-ed from the curriculum. But that's note the case in Broward County where the district is taking automotive classes on the road.

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9:35 We take a look at some of the things you're not really supposed to notice on the highway.

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9:04 A prominent city planner wants the Florida Department of Transportation to think narrower when it comes to high-volume street design. He says wider lanes lead to fewer pedestrian fatalities.

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8:43 We answer all of your questions about the Florida Standards Assessments, the state's new standardized test that is replacing the FCAT.

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8:30 Once a month, we bring you Miami Stories and today's is from author Oscar Fuentes. In the summer of 2003, Fuentes lived in a run down apartment between Biscayne Boulevard and Northeast 2nd Avenue. The atmosphere there can best be described as shady. There were colorful characters coming in and out of his building daily. He also had some interesting neighbors.

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8:20 Once a month, we bring you Miami Stories and today's is from author Oscar Fuentes. In the summer of 2003, Fuentes lived in a run down apartment between Biscayne Boulevard and Northeast 2nd Avenue. The atmosphere there can best be described as shady. There were colorful characters coming in and out of his building daily. He also had some interesting neighbors.

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8:04 Earlier this year, Pope Francis named the first Haitian Cardinal in history. Chibley Langlois of Les Cayes, Haiti visited Miami's Little Haiti on Sunday.

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7:43 We take a look at some of the things you're not really supposed to notice on the highway.

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7:30 The Republicans' new majority in Congress coincides with a period of transition for the space program, and one Central Florida congressman says that might mean more funding for NASA.

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7:20 In many secondary schools nationwide, classes in vehicle maintenance are falling prey to the same kind of budget cuts eliminating art, music and phys-ed from the curriculum. But that's note the case in Broward County where the district is taking automotive classes on the road.

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7:04 A plan to renovate the City of Miami's Marine Stadium fell through after the project's estimated cost became four times more than what was originally proposed.

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6:43 We answer all of your questions about the Florida Standards Assessment, the state's new standardized test that is replacing the FCAT.

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6:30 Florida Department of Children and Families officials report that they didn't know one of their investigators had left a previous job due questionable behavior. The Scripps-Tribune Capital Bureau reported this weekend that the department dismissed investigator Karlos Barnes when questions came up about his 2013 hiring.

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6:20 Once a month, we bring you Miami Stories and today's is from author Oscar Fuentes. In the summer of 2003, Fuentes lived in a run down apartment between Biscayne Boulevard and Northeast 2nd Avenue. The atmosphere there can best be described as shady. There were colorful characters coming in and out of his building daily. He also had some interesting neighbors.

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6:04 Earlier this year, Pope Francis named the first Haitian Cardinal in history. Chibley Langlois of Les Cayes, Haiti visited Miami's Little Haiti on Sunday.

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